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Kirin | Sustainability Performance

https://www.kirinholdings.com/en/

Producer of beverages and consumer products company with operations in brewing, soft drinks, and food businesses

1907

Japan

10,001+ employees

Food & Beverages

$10B+ in revenue

$500M - 1B in profitability

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Sustainability Ranking & Industry Benchmark

#754
Overall
#36
in Japan
#21
in Food & Beverages

Sustainability Maturity

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Industry Rank

59 out of 332

Overview
Environmental
Carbon emissionsEnergy consumptionWaste ManagementWater ManagementAir & land impactNature and biodiversity
Social
Diversity and InclusionPay GapsHealth and SafetyExternalities
Governance
TargetsSDG ImpactESG scores and Exclusions
Financial Data
Business performanceCapital & innovationAnalyst projections

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CO2 scope 1 + 2

714.7K CO2e tonnes, 2025
Aligned

Waste generated

294.0K tonnes, 2024
Laggard

Female employees

39% 2025
Laggard

Externalities

51.4M $, 2024
Laggard

Market cap

2.1T $, 2026▼21.6% YoY

Revenue

2.3T $, 2024▼8.7% YoY

R&D intensity

4.96% 2024

Carbon emissions

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Industry rank: 43 out of 332


Total CO2 emissions
(CO2e tonnes)

Industry rank: 43 out of 332

Scope 1
Scope 2 location based
Scope 3 downstream
Scope 3 upstream
Industry benchmark
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Renewable energy

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%2025

Industry rank: Beyond Top 100


Total energy consumption
and % renewables
(MWh, % of consumption)

Industry rank: Beyond Top 100

Total energy

Share of renewable energy

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Intensity


Greenhouse gas intensity Scope 1, 2 (tCO₂e /$M)
Greenhouse gas intensity (Scope 1, 2, 3)(tCO₂e /$M)
Energy consumption (direct) intensity (MWh /$M)
Waste generation intensity (tonnes /$M)
Industry Benchmark

43.9

B/M 49.5

367.5

B/M 512.7

173.3

B/M 189.2

18.1

B/M 4.0


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Female employees

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Share of female employees (%)

Share of female board members

25
50
75
100
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Waste

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294.0K2024

Total waste generated (tonnes)

Total waste
Recovered & recycled
Not-recovered & not-recycled
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Controversy level


Very Low
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Noticeable
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Severe
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  • Kirin Holdings Company Limited, Japanese major brewer/beverage, has faced sustained scrutiny over the historic 2022 Myanmar Brewery JV exit (Kirin paid Myanmar Economic Holdings USD 100+ million to exit the JV) following the February 2021 Myanmar military coup affecting Kirin's institutional ESG investor concerns over Myanmar militaryaffiliated business relationships and Japanese institutional shareholders.
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Carbon emissions breakdown

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Energy consumption breakdown

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Biodiversity loss in km²

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Total biodiversity loss (km²e)
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Biodiversity loss in CO2e

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Potential species loss

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Biodiversity impact

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Waste management

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Water management

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Air pollution

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Land use

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Diversity & inclusion

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Pay gap breakdown

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Health & safety

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Externalities

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Market cap

2.1T $, 2026▼21.6% YoY

Revenue

2.3T $, FY2024▼8.7% YoY

EBITDA

240.4B $, FY2024▼9.1% YoY

Operating margin

8% Industry: 10▲5.9% YoY

P/E ratio

28.5 Industry: 20▼47.9% YoY

Revenue & EBITDA

$2.3TFY2024 revenue

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Revenue & EBITDA
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EBITDA
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Margin trends


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Gross margin
Operating margin
Net margin

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Free cashflow

62.3B 2024▲84.5% YoY

Capex

180.6B 2024▼37% YoY

Debt/equity ratio

0.7 Industry: 1▼NaN% YoY

R&D intensity

5.0%FY2024

R&D as % of revenue

Return on invested capital (ROIC)
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Return on invested capital

3.0%FY2026

Return on invested capital (ROIC)
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Analyst revenue estimates & actuals


Analyst consensus vs actuals
($ B)

Actual revenue
Consensus estimates
Estimate only

2.0K

▼ 0.6%

2022

2.1K

▲ 0.6%

2023

2.3K

▲ 1.0%

2024

2.8K

2028

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Environmental policy coverage

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Human rights policy

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Workplace health & safety policy

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32%
Independent Directors

7 out of 22 incl. management

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Overall score

93

Environment

99

Social

99

Governance

81

Exclusion screening

Adult content

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Alcoholic

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Animal testing

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Firearms

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Tobacco

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Gambling

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Nuclear

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Reporting

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Sustainability employees


Total sustainability employees

7-10



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